Madhya Pradesh is 1.03× the size of Italy
Madhya Pradesh (state of India) covers about 310,000 km² (120,000 mi²) and Italy (Europe) about 301,000 km² (116,000 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.
- 310,000km²Madhya Pradesh
- 301,000km²Italy
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- Madhya Pradesh
- Italy
What fits
- Italy is 97% of the size of Madhya Pradesh.
- Madhya Pradesh is larger by 8,330 km² (3,220 mi²), which is 2.8% of the area of Italy.
- Measured in Belgiums: Madhya Pradesh is about 10.1, Italy about 9.82.
How they differ
- Madhya Pradesh also has the larger population: 72.6 million against 58.9 million, 1.23× as many people.
- Per square kilometre that is 235 in Madhya Pradesh against 195 in Italy: Madhya Pradesh is 1.20× as densely populated.
- Their centres are about 6,340 km apart.
- On a standard web map Italy looks larger than Madhya Pradesh: Madhya Pradesh at 24°N is drawn about 1.2× too large and Italy at 43°N about 1.9×, so the map shows Italy as 1.51× the size of Madhya Pradesh, when Madhya Pradesh is 1.03× the size of Italy.
- Together Madhya Pradesh and Italy cover 611,000 km², close to the size of Central African Republic (618,000 km², 1.2% bigger).
- The gap between them, 8,330 km², is about the size of Lebanon (10,000 km²).
- At Italy's density, Madhya Pradesh would have 60.5 million people (it has 72.6 million). At Madhya Pradesh's density, Italy would have 70.6 million (it has 58.9 million).
- Italy's centre is 19.2° of latitude, about 2,130 km, farther north than Madhya Pradesh's.
- Madhya Pradesh is the 2nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 9.8% of its area; it is the 24th most densely populated of them.
- Italy ranks 73rd of 246 countries and territories by area.
- Italy lies about 19° of latitude (roughly 2,130 km) north of Madhya Pradesh.
- Shared out evenly, each person in Madhya Pradesh would have about 4,260 m² and each person in Italy about 5,120 m².
- Laid side by side, Madhya Pradesh and Italy would cover 611,000 km², about the same size as the Central African Republic.
- Together they have 131.4 million people, about as many people as Mexico.
- Counted as a country, Madhya Pradesh would rank 72nd by area and 20th by population.
Side by side
| Madhya Pradesh | Italy | |
|---|---|---|
| Is a | StateIndia | CountryEurope |
| Area, measured | 310,000 km²120,000 mi² | 301,000 km²116,000 mi² |
| Official area | 308,000 km²Wikidata | 302,000 km²Wikidata |
| Rank by area | 2nd of 36in India | 72nd of 239worldwide |
| Population | 72.6 millionWikidata, 2011 | 58.9 millionWikidata, 2023 |
| Rank by population | 5th of 36in India | 24th of 237worldwide |
| Density | 235 per km² | 195 per km² |
| Capital | Bhopal | Rome |
| Latitude range | 21°N to 27°N | 35°N to 47°N |
Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2023. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).
- Wikidata's official figure of 308,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 310,000 km², to within 2%.
- Wikidata's official figure of 302,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 301,000 km², to within 2%.
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Sources and method
- Outlines
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain for the region; Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 0 - Countries, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
- Drawing
- Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12